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Syria’s war in Iraq

Monday, 10 February 2014, 08:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Anyone who doubts that the wars in Iraq and Syria are closely connected need look no further than the role of Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whose fighters have been pouring...

Kiev warns of terrorism threat amid protests

Sunday, 9 February 2014, 17:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Ukraine's security agency on Sunday warned of a heightened risk of terrorism, including from nearly three months of anti-government protests. The warning raised the pressure on the opposition as...

Brash, ambitious mayor shakes up Italian politics

Sunday, 9 February 2014, 12:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

He's a brash, kid-faced dynamo who is injecting fresh blood into Italy's sclerotic politics — and the left's great hope now that Silvio Berlusconi's criminal convictions keep the...

Greece says Syrian chemicals not a threat to the Mediterranean

Sunday, 9 February 2014, 06:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A planned international operation to destroy Syria’s chemical arsenal at sea will pose no threat to the Mediterranean ecosystem, Greece’s foreign minister told an EU conference on...

Opponents of Kiev protests gather at barricade

Saturday, 8 February 2014, 15:41 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Thousands of people angered by months of anti-government protests in the Ukrainian capital converged on one of the protesters' barricades Saturday, but retreated after meeting sizeable...

Scientists find 800,000 years old footprints in UK

Saturday, 8 February 2014, 08:31 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Scientists say they have discovered human footprints in England that are at least 800,000 years old — the most ancient found outside Africa, and the earliest evidence of human life in Northern...

Attempt to hijack Turkish plane to Sochi foiled

Friday, 7 February 2014, 18:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A Ukrainian man tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight to Sochi, Russia, as the Winter Olympics were kicking off Friday, but the pilot tricked him and landed in Istanbul instead, where he was...

Tax on Austrian bubbly irks Vienna's upper crust

Friday, 7 February 2014, 11:41 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Just when it seemed that Austria survived Europe's financial crisis unscathed, austerity has hit — in the form of a tax on sekt, the country's version of champagne.   At less...

Cut the spending, spare the poor

Friday, 7 February 2014, 08:02 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Why do some governments spend more than others? The question is more complicated than it appears, especially in the case of European governments.   The answer may look obvious when...

After 22 years, Jay Leno bids farewell to 'Tonight'

Friday, 7 February 2014, 06:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Jay Leno has said goodbye to "The Tonight Show" before, but not like this. The comedian became tearful and choked up Thursday as he concluded what he called the "greatest 22 years of my...

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